Legal Question in Workers Comp in California
work injury
I was injured at work last year that
resulted in surgery on my right
shoulder. During my surgery, I was
positioned on the op. table lying on
my right side and it ultimately
damaged my right ulnar nerve. My
right hand experienced nepropothy
sp making my right hand look
deformed. I now will be having
surgery on my right elbow to correct
the nerve damage. If this does not fix
the problem, what course of action
do I have? The workers comp.
insurance has been very good about
making sure that I see the proper
doctors and get the proper
treatment. I just need to know if I
have to take it to a legal issue, what
do I need to do?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: work injury
As the foreseeable consequences of your initial injury, if you have further injuries or additional injuries, thay all have to be covered by WC carrier. However, they may play games with you that your elbow injury was pre-existing or is degenerative. You may have a good medical malpractice case as well (third party civil case) against the surgeon and the hospital. Call us at 213.388.7070 if you need representation.
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